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5th Test, Centurion, Jan 14 - 18 2000, England tour of South Africa
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South Africa

248/8d & forfeit
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England

(75.1 ov, target 249)0/0d & 251/8
England won by 2 wickets
player of the match
Michael Vaughan
Summary
Scorecard
Coverage
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Gary Kirsten c Adams b Gough074000.00
Herschelle Gibbs c Adams b Caddick321350014.29
Jacques Kallis  b Caddick2561812140.98
Daryll Cullinan c & b Mullally46911535050.55
Hansie Cronje (c)c Maddy b Gough068000.00
Pieter Strydom c †Stewart b Silverwood3041615073.17
Lance Klusener not out 61961717163.54
Shaun Pollock run out (Hussain)3064703046.88
Mark Boucher † b Mullally2248604045.83
Paul Adams not out 4851050.00
Extras(b 2, lb 11, nb 11, w 3)27
TOTAL(72 Ov, RR: 3.44, 329 Mts)248/8d
Did not bat: Nantie Hayward 
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Gary Kirsten, 0.6 ov), 2-15 (Herschelle Gibbs, 7.6 ov), 3-50 (Jacques Kallis, 18.1 ov), 4-55 (Hansie Cronje, 19.6 ov), 5-102 (Pieter Strydom, 33.1 ov), 6-136 (Daryll Cullinan, 40.3 ov), 7-196 (Shaun Pollock, 56.6 ov), 8-243 (Mark Boucher, 70.3 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Darren Gough2029224.60---110
Andy Caddick1974722.47---00
Alan Mullally24104221.75---11
Chris Silverwood714516.43---10
Michael Vaughan20904.50---00
England 1st INNINGS
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (FORFEITED)
England 2nd INNINGS (target: 249 runs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Mark Butcher lbw b Klusener36841106042.86
Mike Atherton c †Boucher b Pollock729411024.14
Nasser Hussain (c)c Gibbs b Pollock2569942036.23
Alec Stewart †c †Boucher b Hayward7314017910152.14
Chris Adams c †Boucher b Hayward110210010.00
Michael Vaughan  b Hayward691081539063.89
Darren Maddy run out (Kirsten/†Boucher)36140050.00
Andy Caddick c †Boucher b Pollock022000.00
Darren Gough not out 631410200.00
Chris Silverwood not out 77810100.00
Extras(b 4, lb 9, nb 7, w 4)24
TOTAL(75.1 Ov, RR: 3.33, 323 Mts)251/8
Did not bat: Alan Mullally 
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Mike Atherton, 10.1 ov), 2-67 (Mark Butcher, 25.5 ov), 3-90 (Nasser Hussain, 32.1 ov), 4-102 (Chris Adams, 37.1 ov), 5-228 (Alec Stewart, 69.3 ov), 6-236 (Darren Maddy, 72.2 ov), 7-236 (Andy Caddick, 72.4 ov), 8-240 (Michael Vaughan, 73.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock2075332.65---03
Nantie Hayward17.136133.55---33
Lance Klusener1443812.71---01
Jacques Kallis1324403.38---10
Hansie Cronje531503.00---00
Pieter Strydom602704.50---00
MATCH DETAILS
SuperSport Park, Centurion
TossEngland, elected to field first
SeriesEngland tour of South Africa
Season1999/00
Player Of The Match
Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan
Player Of The Series
Daryll Cullinan
Daryll Cullinan
Series resultSouth Africa won the 5-match series 2-1
Match numberTest no. 1483
Match daysday match (5-day match)
Test debut
Pieter Strydom
Pieter Strydom
Umpires
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Darrell Hair
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Rudi Koertzen
TV Umpire
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Cyril Mitchley
Match Referee
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Barry Jarman
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 14 Jan - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 155/6 (Lance Klusener 22*, Shaun Pollock 9*, 45 ov)
Sat, 15 Jan - day 2 -South Africa 1st innings 155/6 (Lance Klusener 22*, Shaun Pollock 9*, 45 ov)
Sun, 16 Jan - day 3 -South Africa 1st innings 155/6 (Lance Klusener 22*, Shaun Pollock 9*, 45 ov)
Mon, 17 Jan - day 4 -South Africa 1st innings 155/6 (Lance Klusener 22*, Shaun Pollock 9*, 45 ov)
Tue, 18 Jan - day 5 -England 2nd innings 251/8 (75.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
  • Gibbs goes past 1,000 carreer test runs
  • South Africa 50, 77 minutes, 114 balls
  • 100 off 194 balls, 147 mins
  • Cullinan passes 3,500 career test runs
  • Crowd attendance 6,750
  • South Africa 150, 187 minutes, 71 balls
Day 2
  • No play due to heavy rain overnight and during the day
Day 3
  • No play due to heavy rain overnight and during the day
Day 4
  • No play due to wet outfield and light rain
Day 5
  • South Africa 200, 281 minutes 368 balls
  • Klusener 50, 133 minutes 77 balls
  • 50 partnership (Klusener/Pollock) 58 minutes 80 balls
  • Klusener goes past 1,000 career test runs
  • England have forfeited their 1st innings. The match referee indicated to the scorers to use 0/0d as the laws at the time do not allow forfeitures in the 1st innings
  • South Africa have forfeited their 2nd innings
  • The Match Referee has decided that England are 0/0d
  • England 100, 141 minutes, 221 balls
  • Adams has a fractured middle finger, out for +- 4 weeks
  • 150 off 324 balls
  • 50 partnership, off 96 ball, 69 mins
  • Stewart 50 off 108 balls
  • Stewart 6500 Test runs
  • 200 off 399 balls
Match Coverage
All Match News
An offer too good to be true
At Centurion in January 2000 Hansie Cronje offered Nasser Hussain a target so generous that he 'couldn't believe it'. Only now do we know why ...
South Africa v England, 1999-2000
Toss: England
Gough admits to hangover during Test Match
Darren Gough has revealed that he once took to the field in a Test Match suffering from a severe hangover
Hussain may appear at King commission
Cronjegate is becoming an even more intriguing merry-go-round these days with suggestions that England captain Nasser Hussain could be summoned to attend the King Commission of inquiry into malpractice and dishonesty said to involve South African
Woolmer backs Cronje the Bold as ICC sniff at Test result
Centurion - As fond as the International Cricket Council are of peddling the myth that they believe in the modern image of the game, Hansie Cronje's decision to resurrect a dying Test with the support of Nasser Hussain has not gone down well at HQ
England Innings
Player NameRB
MA Butcherlbw3684
MA Athertoncaught729
N Hussaincaught2569
AJ Stewartcaught73140
CJ Adamscaught110
MP Vaughanbowled69108
DL Maddyrun out36
AR Caddickcaught02
D Goughnot out63
CEW Silverwoodnot out77
Extras(b 4, lb 9, nb 7, w 4)
Total251(8 wkts; 75.1 ovs)
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